monster Dinosaur, Rugops
Dinosaur, Rugops
Abelisaurids are meat-eaters that have small, short-snouted skulls armed with small pointed teeth.
Originally Posted by Knightfall1972 of the En World forums.
Some abelisaurids have cone-shaped horns projecting from their skulls. Their snout bones have a wrinkled texture-a criss-cross pattern of grooves for blood vessels-suggesting that in life their snouts had a horny, or bill-like, covering, rather than scales. Small head size (relative to their body) and small teeth suggest that they may have been scavengers.
| Rugops | |
| Huge animal | |
| Hit Dice | 15d8+81 (148 hp) |
| Initiative | +2 (Dexterity) |
| Speed | 50 ft. (10 squares) |
| AC | 18 (-2 size, +2 Dexterity, +8 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 16 |
| Base Attack/Grapple | +8/+24 |
| Attack | Bite +14 melee (2d6+12) |
| Full Attack | Bite +14 melee (2d6+8) and gore +9 melee (1d8+4)* |
| Space/Reach | 15 ft. / 10 ft. |
| Special Attacks | Improved grab, swallow whole |
| Special Qualities | Low-Light Vision, Scent |
| Saves | Fort +14, Ref +11, Will +7 |
| Abilities | Strength 26 (+8), Dexterity 15 (+2), Constitution 20 (+5), Intelligence 2 (-4), Wisdom 14 (+2), Charisma 10 (+0) |
| Skills | Hide -4, Jump +20, Listen +12, Spot +12, Survival +10 |
| Feats | Alertness, Endurance, Run, Toughness (2), Track |
| Environment | Warm plains and hills |
| Organization | Solitary or pair |
| Challenge Rating | 7 (CR 8 with gore) |
| Treasure | None |
| Alignment | Always neutral |
| Advancement | 16-25 HD (Huge), 26-35 HD (Gargantuan) |
*If one decides to give it “small horns” like noted below then it should have a gore attack to.
Skills: Rugops primus has a +4 racial bonus on Listen, Spot, and Survival checks.
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